Method of producing gas



0. U. BEAN METHOD 0F PRoDumNG GAS. 1,337,537.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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ORESTES U. BEAN, 0F NEW YORK. N. Y.

METHOD OF PBODUCING GAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .\|r. 20. |920.

Application tiled April 5. 1919. Serial No. 287.854.

lie it knoun that l..()u|:s'r|-1.-' l'. Bmx. a citizen ofthe Vnitcd States. residing at cw York. in the count)l of New `Yorkr and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefullinprorcincnts in lilcthods of Producing (ias. of which thc following is a speclti cation.

This ilircntion relates to a method of producing gas for light. heat and power purposes.

011e ofthe objects of the present invention is to provide a simple. practical, and continuous method of manufacturing a superior und non-asphyxiating gas. second object is to provide a commercially practrcable and inexpei'isirc method of producing such gas. further object is to provide a method. or process for producing such superior and non-poisonous gas cheaply and which will be highly eiicient in varied usage. Other objects will he in part ohrions and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The present invention. accordingly oonsists in the several steps and tho relation and order of one or more of such steps with rela' tion to each of the others thereof. as will be exemplified in the method hereinafter disclosed and the scope of the application which will be indicated in the following claims.

ln the accompanying drawing wherein is shown one of various possible embodimentsv ot' the apparatus for carrying out the herein disclosed method- Figure 1 is a semi-diagrammatic sectional elevational View of the complete apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional elevation on line :1f-m, Fi 1;

Fig. 3 is a p an View of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 certain parts being shown in section as indicated in dotted lines for clearness.

Similar reference characters denote corresponding'parts in the different views.

Referring now to the drawing in detail and more particularl)v to Fig. 1 wherein is shown diagrannnatically a complete apparatus or generator designed for the purpose of producing what may be termed ahydro- I en, hydrocarbon. gas tor illuminating.

eating, brezing, cutting. welding, smeltinfr, or other light. heat or power purposes with a view to conservin energy at av greatly reduced cost of manu acture as compared with present prevailing systemsi in general use.

ln order that the present invention may hc more clearlj. understood it may be stated in brief that the hydrogen gas is produced lu' supei-heating steam. in one or more suhstantially closed conduits or receptacles at a relatively high temperature. thereafter alsl racting the oxygen hy passing the elements into proximityv with a suitable material such as through heated iron-filings. turnings, slugs or the like. ln making the hydrocarhon gas there is introduced a hydrocarbon such as oil through a separate conduit which is raporized at approximately the same temperature as the hydrogen aforesaid, joining the eleinents,-liydrogen and carbonin one common and preferably continuously enlarging conduit and subjecting them to rising temperatures until that temperature is attained wliereat thehydrogen has an attinit)l for the carbon and joins same in a fixed state.

By this treatment of the elements under proper temperatures to he hereinafter stated the)Y will not return to their original form and may be immediately used or indefinitely stored under all weather conditions forfuture use for lighting. heating or power purposes. as desired.

ln carrvine out this irocess there is rof vided tivo tanks 5 and 6 adapted to contain water and oil. respectively. These tanks are supplied with gages with indicating numerals. unless other provision is made for measuring the oil and water used and are under pressure such as furnished by a ump lo whereby the contents are force out through pipes l'l and l2 extending to near the lower parts of the tanks and are connected with separate conduits 13 and 13 for water and 14 for oil. all preferably of constantly increasing diameter positioned in a generating retort chamber 16 which is heated in any desired manner but preferably by oil or gas flame from burners 15 so directed and hatlicd that a more even and uniform temperature may be obtained and distributed with desired heat at desired points.

The water which has previously been converted into lsteam and snperheated to 780 F.. or above. in conduits 13 and 13".` is connected with a chamber, or chambers 17 containing iron 18 in suitable preparation for abstraction of the oxygen.

The process of manufacturing these gases is rariable as iollows:

H g/flrogen. gaaf-The water is boiled into steam and the steam is superlleated to a temperature of approximately 780D F. in the tubes 13. The steam is passed through this co'mmon conduit into and through achamber or chambers 17 filled with iron, as previously stated, and which will abstract the oxy en leaving the hydrogen gas free. The hydrogen gas may be drawn ofi' from the chamber 17 by the pi e 18.

Hydro-carbon gaa-- he hydrogen is joined in a conduit by a hydrocarbon b1 der of oil or other carbonaceous substance, w ich has been introduced through a separate conduit 20, and raised by heat to approximately the same temperature as the superheated steam and the hydrocarbon: hydroren and hydrocarbon, proceed through one common and, preferably gradually enlarging conduit 14 under rising temperatures to cause the cracking of the hydrocarbon and resnltin in the formation of free carbon until gasifilcation (approximately 1180o F. to 1200o F is attained, at which temperature the hydrogen and the free carbon, having an aflinit for each other unite and become a fixed ydrocarbon gas.

Any of the above enumerated ases may be manufactured by this process in any desired ratio of water to` oil up to or even exceeding 19 parts of water to one of oil as desired, to conform to illuminant and heat demands.

These gases may be cooled, Washed, scrubbed, purified, tanked, stored, distributed, etc., as are like gases in commercial use manufactured under other processes.

It is of course to be understood that valves are positioned where desired and necessary and the parts are sub'ect to variations in form arrangements an modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Pyrometers 20 and 21 are suitably positioned as temperature indicators.

It should be noted that the hydrocarbon gas is non-poisonous, non-asphyxiating, the temperature of combustion not bein attained within the conduits or cham ers. The gas thus obtained is capable of producing higher temperatures than ordinar f water gas or yicoal gas and the flame 1s more illuminating, its B. U.s and cp. being approximately double that of best of such present commercial gases.

lVhat I claim is:

1. The herein described method of producing gas which consists in heating hydrocarbon and water separately to. approximately 7 80 F.,abstracting the oxygen from the steam by the action of iron before introduction of hydrocarbon and passing the hydrogen and hydrocarbon at the same or higher temperature through a common conduit under rising temperatures until gasification, approximately 1180o F. to 1200 F. is attained at which temperature the h drogen and carbon will combine into a fixe gas.

2. The herein described method of producing gas from water and oil, which consists in sustaining by combustion or otherwise of suliicient heat to admit of generatin r steam from the water. superheating `said steam, passing the superheated steam through 1ron in heated condition to abstract the oxygen and liberate the hydrogen, vaporizing the oil and raising it to approximately the temperature of the hydrogen and adding the same thereto, passing the mixture through a common conduit, and raising the temperature of the mixture to gasification.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORESTES U. BEAN.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. Pannes, K. E. KLEIN. 

